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(Message started by: Savvy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 9:56am)

Title: Auto - Snow Button
Post by Savvy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 9:56am

Used it for the first time this morning and worked very well

BUT what exactly does it do in term in gearing and engine revving etc?

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by mr._floppy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 11:53am

In the Snow position it starts off in 2nd gear rather than 1st gear.

It helps stop wheelspin is the theory.

You can try it today ;D

It's snowing in the Home Counties, so it's a BIIIIIIGGGGGGGG story. ???

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by pinto on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 12:07pm

on 02/02/09 at 09:56:48, Savvy wrote:

Used it for the first time this morning and worked very well

BUT what exactly does it do in term in gearing and engine revving etc?

In real terms ? it lights up the pretty orange light in the snowflake button }{

Things would be much better if you had manual control over 1-2-3 instead of just 1-2

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by gost on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 12:30pm

Must admit i didnt use it this morning, forgot i had it :o but seriously do u keep it pressed all the time while driving in these conditions or just to start??

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by Snoopy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 12:32pm

Too much strain on gearbox and engine if you tried to start off in 3rd which is why 3nd gear is the highest gear it can cope with... Just think about how fast you can actually go to in 2nd gear on a scorpio !

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by Savvy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 1:25pm

I have had to leave the Scorp down the road, just won't make it up my hill.
It now has the abs and traction control light on permanently :(

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by gost on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 1:50pm

How about the old trick of reversing up hill??

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by Savvy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 2:02pm

i was going to try that, but took my shovel and i got her back!

not sure if i've cooked the traction control though :( lights are still on

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by Snoopy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 2:19pm

Most likely clear when you get going at a " normal" speed hopefully. can't see why the lights should just stay on . Higher the gear the more traction so Reverse is a very LOW gear and would not help in that situation. Used to use reverse in the days of yore when cars did not have enough pwer to go up some of the steeper hills so you used reverse and drove up slowly. low gear , high revs .. Ask Simmo or Gozz! ;) as I have never had to do this myself (TIC)..... ;D

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by scorpio_man on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 3:42pm

on 02/02/09 at 14:19:17, Snoopy wrote:

.. Ask Simmo or Gozz! ;) as I have never had to do this myself (TIC)..... ;D

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Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by gost on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 4:08pm

Surely the point of reversing up is so u are pulling not pushing

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by Highlander on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 6:44pm

Nope, I used to have a front wheel drive Mk3 Escort that i had to reverse up a steep hill in the Borders to get over it in the snow, wouldnt go up head first :)

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by gost on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 6:58pm

Wrong again :P

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by Savvy on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 7:17pm

any hairy moment in the scorpios today anyone?
apart from my antics trying to get up a hill, she was very well behaved.

Title: Re: Auto - Snow Button
Post by dave44 on Feb 2^nd, 2009, 7:30pm

not one seconds problem with snow no slipping sliding hairy moments or any thingelse -------------------- mind you i did go out in my multipla cab today front wheel drive manual box ---------- discretion being the better part of valour SCORPS STILL SITTING WHERE I LEFT IT SATURDAY NIGHT